The Beckett Rankine Archive

Wartime

The War Office had the best brains amongst the civilian ports and engineering industries to call upon if they were needed. This register contains a wealth of eminent names, many at the top of their professions while others would become famous for their work after the war. Also here is…

Sectional Dock Caisson - Schedule of Bolt & Subsidiary Equipment. The Sectional Dock Caisson (subsequently codenamed SHARK) was designed to be used in captured ports where the dock gates had been destroyed by the retreating German Army. The caissons were designed to be universal in that their width and depth could…